Sources of guidance on right and wrong among women by state (2014) Switch to: State among women by sources of guidance on right and wrong

% of women who say they look to…most for guidance on right and wrong

StateReligionPhilosophy/reasonCommon senseScienceDon't knowSample size
Alabama59%2%33%3%3%255
Alaska30%8%44%11%7%158
Arizona36%7%46%8%3%301
Arkansas56%4%36%4%< 1%148
California33%12%43%10%3%1,829
Colorado30%13%46%7%3%221
Connecticut23%14%54%7%1%187
Delaware31%12%51%5%1%174
District of Columbia33%16%39%9%4%157
Florida36%9%46%7%2%969
Georgia53%7%31%7%1%499
Hawaii27%12%54%4%4%151
Idaho41%5%46%7%2%165
Illinois33%11%44%10%1%670
Indiana41%8%41%7%2%324
Iowa38%9%46%4%3%155
Kansas39%8%45%7%1%136
Kentucky47%8%37%6%2%229
Louisiana51%7%38%4%< 1%234
Maine25%14%52%7%2%167
Maryland36%9%42%11%2%319
Massachusetts16%12%55%15%2%356
Michigan36%7%48%6%2%505
Minnesota30%11%50%6%4%290
Mississippi47%10%34%8%1%156
Missouri41%9%41%6%3%318
Montana34%8%50%8%1%138
Nebraska37%9%46%8%1%158
Nevada38%5%44%10%3%131
New Hampshire16%14%58%11%1%161
New Jersey30%9%52%7%3%460
New Mexico45%10%31%10%5%159
New York30%12%48%7%3%1,088
North Carolina44%9%37%8%2%513
North Dakota39%3%46%11%1%147
Ohio36%10%47%6%1%599
Oklahoma39%9%40%9%2%197
Oregon36%11%43%10%1%212
Pennsylvania39%8%44%7%2%733
Rhode Island31%8%49%8%4%162
South Carolina52%6%35%3%4%269
South Dakota36%8%47%8%2%150
Tennessee45%7%41%5%2%324
Texas45%8%37%7%2%1,210
Utah48%6%37%7%2%143
Vermont19%13%58%8%1%144
Virginia43%10%39%7%2%417
Washington32%13%45%8%2%370
West Virginia56%6%35%1%2%159
Wisconsin36%12%39%9%3%289
Wyoming39%6%43%6%6%151
Sample sizes and margins of error vary from subgroup to subgroup, from year to year and from state to state. You can see the sample size for the estimates in this chart on rollover or in the last column of the table. And visit this table to see approximate margins of error for a group of a given size. Readers should always bear in mind the approximate margin of error for the group they are examining when making comparisons with other groups or assessing the significance of trends over time. For full question wording, see the survey questionnaire.

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